AHL Syracuse Crunch

Another Shutout for Goehring

Published on November 25, 2002 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


BIG THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES: Goaltender Karl Goehring was at it again on Sunday night, recording his second consecutive shutout and fourth in his last five games, stopping all 26 Hamilton shots, en route to his fifth victory of the season. It is the second time this season Goehring has had back-to-back shutouts. Goehring has allowed only one goal in his last five games (0.20 goals against average and a ..993 save percentage (145 saves - 146 shots)). Goehring has allowed only one goal in his last 320:18 of play. Earlier this month he set a franchise record for consecutive shutout minutes, going 197:04 without allowing a goal (November 8 - 16), breaking J.F. Labbe's record of 192:40 set last season. Entering this week, Goehring leads all American Hockey League goaltenders with a 0.82 goals against average, a .971 save percentage and four shutouts. Goehring, the smallest player in the AHL at 5-7, 150 pounds, has appeared in a total of nine games for the Crunch this season with a 5-1-0 record. A native of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Goehring is the Crunch's all-time leader in goals against average (a minimum of 20 games played) with a career 2.04 mark. J.F. Labbe is second on the list with a career 2.46 goals against average. Columbus signed Goehring on May 7, 2001, following a heralded college career at North Dakota (WCHA) in which he lead his club to the National Championship in 1999-00.

ON THE VERGE: Left wing Mathieu Darche enters this week one point shy of becoming the first 'Columbus era' player to hit the century mark in points, after a two-point effort Saturday night in Albany. Darche (47g, 52a) also moved into a fifth place tie with Mark Wotton on the Crunch's all-time power plays goal list, scoring his 19th on Saturday night. He trails Rod Stevens by two points for tenth on the all-time points list, Brian Bonin by three goals for sixth on the all-time goals list and Brian Loney by four power play goals for fourth on the all-time power play goals list. Darche's next game winning goal will tie Reggie Savage for third all-time with eight apiece. A native of St. Laurent, Quebec, Darche has appeared in 16 games with Syracuse this season scoring a team-high nine goals.

PENALTY KILL LEADS THE WAY: One of the keys to the Crunch's recent success has been the strong play of their penalty kill unit. Syracuse has killed off 39-of-41 chances over the last seven games, helping the Crunch to a 5-1-1 mark during that stretch. Entering this week Syracuse is third in the AHL, with a 89.5% success rate (95-for-105). The Crunch are first on the road at 97.5% (39-for-40).

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:

Friday, November 29

COCA-COLA PRESENTS THUNDER ON ICE: Coca-Cola Thunder on Ice invades the War Memorial at Oncenter on Friday, November 29 when the Crunch host the Binghamton Senators. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a pair of thunderstix, compliments of Coca-Cola and Time Warner. Made popular by fans of the World Series Champion Anaheim Angels, thunderstix are a pair of inflatable noisemakers. The Crunch's thunderstix are red and feature the words GO CRUNCH with the Coca-Cola and Time Warner logos.

TACO BELL NIGHT: Local Taco Bell stores will serve as outlets for vouchers good for discounted tickets to Taco Bell Night at the Crunch, on November 29 against the Binghamton Senators. Fans can visit area Taco Bell stores to receive a coupon for $4 off a $14 ticket.

C.N.Y. S.P.C.A. NIGHT: Any fan that visits the C.N.Y.S.P.C.A. on Molloy Road can purchase discounted Crunch tickets for the November 29 game against the Binghamton Senators. A portion of the proceeds from every ticket sold will be donated to the S.P.C.A. and bins will be set up around the arena to accept dog and cat food donations.

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS:

CLEVELAND (SAN JOSE SHARKS): Cleveland visits Syracuse on Wednesday, November 27 for the first of six regular season meetings this season. Right wing Niko Dimitrakos leads the Barons with 18 points (7g, 11a) in 18 games. Goaltender Vesa Toskala has appeared in 10 games for Cleveland posting a 3-6-0 record, a 3.49 goals against average and a .888 save percentage. Lifetime, Syracuse is 6-3-1 against Cleveland.

BINGHAMTON (OTTAWA SENATORS): Binghamton travels to the War Memorial at Oncenter on Friday night for the third of eight regular season meetings. The series is tied at one. Right wing David ling leads all players in head-to-head scoring with three points (3a). Left wing Chris Bala (1g, 1a) and right wing Brad Smyth (1g, 1a) lead the Senators with two points each in head-to-head scoring. Goaltender Ray Emery appeared in both games, posting a 2.01 goals against aver age and .922 save percentage. Lifetime, Syracuse is 1-1-0 against the Binghamton Senators.

HERSHEY (COLORADO AVALANCHE): The Crunch travel to Hershey this Saturday for the second of six regular season meetings between the clubs. Syracuse leads the series 1-0, after defeating Hershey 4-3 on October 25. Right wing David Ling leads all players in head-to-head scoring with three points (3a). Left wing Jordan Krestanovich leads the Bears with two points (2a) in head-to-head scoring. Goaltender Philippe Sauve appeared in net for Hershey, stopping 31 of 35 Syracuse shots. Lifetime, Syracuse is 18-26-10 against Herhsey.

INJURY UPDATE: Defenseman Darrel Scoville is expected to miss seven to nine weeks with an abdominal tear. Scoville, who suffered his injury on October 26 vs. Grand Rapids, underwent surgery the week of November 11 and has missed 12 games... Right wing Martin Paroulek is listed as day-to-day with a hand injury. Paroulek, who suffered the injury on November 15 @ Binghamton, has missed five games due to the injury... Center Brad Moran is listed as day-to-day with an abdominal strain suffered on November 22. Moran has missed two games with the injury.

INJURIES BY THE NUMBERS: Through 16 games this season, Syracuse has lost 25 man-games due to injuries Darrel Scoville - 12, Martin Paroulek - 5, Radim Bicanek - 3, Blake Bellefeuille & Brad Moran - 2 and Trent Cull - 1, represent the Crunch's injury list this season.

CRUNCHABLES: With Sunday night's victory over Hamilton, the Crunch have gone over the .500 mark for the first time this season... The Crunch have gone unbeaten in six of their last seven games, despite only netting 12 goals... Right wing Matt Davidson scored his first goal of the season for Columbus in Saturday night's 5-2 loss to Ottawa... Goaltender J.F. Labbe made his first start of the season that same night, recording 25 saves in the defeat.

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